Hide the Chametz: Passover Recipes
It starts tonight: My favorite Jewish holiday for two or three days, which turns into my least-favorite Jewish holiday around Day Four, when I can’t bear the ...
Baby Food, Nutritious Nibbles, One-Handed Meals, Parenting, Picky, Picky, Snack, Weight Watchers
Taking Green to a Whole New Level
Harry loves the color green. Actually, “love” might be too gentle a word; “obsessed” is probably a better choice. From the very first time he was asked ...
Baby Food, Mains, Picky, Picky, Quick Suppers, Weight Watchers
Mediterranean Fish en Papillote
Don’t be fooled by the fancy-shmancy French up there: This is about as easy—and parent-friendly—as cooking gets. It’s so simple, I’ll toss a packet together for ...
Quick Suppers, Starters, Vegetarian, Weight Watchers
Kale Salad with Browned Butter-Sherry Vinaigrette
I’ll admit: When I first saw the words “kale” and “salad” together, my brain did not immediately translate that into “delicious.” In fact, my brain ran ...
Nutritious Nibbles, Pantry Cooking, Snack, Starters, Weight Watchers
Quick & Easy Edible Gift: Sweet & Five-Spicy Almonds
Cute, no?
I’ve had a pretty good year as a writer—the cookbook, of course, and steady work from several clients. Even a columnist gig, which I’ll ...
Mains, Parenting, Picky, Picky, Quick Suppers, Recipes, Weight Watchers
Pan-Roasted Cod
Cod was a bad idea. Not because it didn’t turn out well—it was gorgeous, clean and sweet and bright and simple. But because Samuel kitty wound ...
Mains, Nap-Friendly Recipes, Recipes, Weight Watchers
Lemon-Oregano Chicken
My friends, I owe you a recipe. Luckily I happen to have a good one, one that’s worth sharing, one that works for both Nap-Time ...
Mains, Recipes, Weight Watchers
Balsamic-Herb Bison Steak
Whoa. That is some good bison. The ribeyes, I mean—holy cow. Tender does not begin to describe it.
Pretty much as soon as I unpacked the ...
Slow-Roasted Tomatoes
You think I’ve been slacking off, don’t you? Just because I haven’t posted a new recipe in, oh ten days? As if. Life is simply insane ...
Mains, Recipes, Vegetarian, Weight Watchers
No-Cook Pasta Sauce #2: Raw Tomato Sauce
The ridiculous heat is back here in NY so it seems like a good time to share that second no-cook sauce I promised…
This one’s a little ...